Esophageal Cancer Malpractice | Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Daniel Buckfire

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Esohageal cancer develops in the esophagus, which is the tube that connects the throat with the stomach. It is often slow to grow and symptoms may not present themselves until relatively late stages. The National Cancer Institute predicts that over 15,500 new cases of esophageal cancer in the U.S. alone during 2008. Deaths from esophageal cancer are projected to exceed 14,500.

Esophageal cancer remains rare, but as the cancer with the highest rate of increase in the U.S., doctors are increasingly familiar with it. As a consequence, misdiagnosis or mistreatment of esophageal cancer is a growing cause of medical malpractice claims.

Esophageal cancer may respond well to early detection and treatment, but unfortunately, too often doctors and other medical professionals fail to order tests, misdiagnose, and fail to treat esophageal cancer. Such errors can give rise to successful medical malpractice claims.